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Breaches from Sandy to be filled in

Originally published: November 6, 2012 9:48 PM
Updated: November 7, 2012 1:11 AM
By WILL VAN SANT AND EMILY C. DOOLEY will.vansant@newsday.com,emily.dooley@newsday.com

An aerial shot of Fire Island and a

Photo credit: Doug Kuntz | An aerial shot of Fire Island and a look at the destruction caused by superstorm Sandy. (Oct. 31, 2012)

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The Fire Island Contractors Association is working to

Rebuilding Fire Island The Red Cross, elected officials, and residents of

The Red Cross, elected officials, and residents of

Fixing up hard-hit Lindenhurst Long Beach residents work toward normalcy after Sandy,

Long Beach residents work toward normalcy after Sandy,

Repairing Long Beach

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The community of Ocean Beach on Fire Island

Fire Island Sandy photos Flooding and debris caused by the surge from

Flooding and debris caused by the surge from

Sandy photos from Mastic Beach Village of Lindenhurst workers use heavy machinery to

Village of Lindenhurst workers use heavy machinery to

Sandy's impact on Long Island

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LIPA outages by community, using official data from

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Two breaches that cut through parts of Fire Island last week during superstorm Sandy will be filled in, and planning for the repair work could begin next week, the Army Corps of Engineers confirmed Tuesday.

Two barge operators already in the New York area will be diverted to fill in the breaches near Smith Point County Park and Cupsogue County Park in Suffolk County, corps spokesman Chris...

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